NIAttributedLabel Example 3

NIAttributedLabelExample3.m

NIAttributedLabel* label = [[NIAttributedLabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
label.numberOfLines = 0;
label.lineBreakMode = UILineBreakModeWordWrap;
label.autoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizingFlexibleDimensions;
label.frame = CGRectInset(self.view.bounds, 20, 20);
label.font = [UIFont fontWithName:@"AmericanTypewriter" size:15];

// In order to handle the events generated by the user tapping a link we must implement the
// delegate.
label.delegate = self;

// By default the label will not automatically detect links. Turning this on will cause the label
// to pass through the text with an NSDataDetector, highlighting any detected URLs.
label.autoDetectLinks = YES;

// By default links do not have underlines and this is generally accepted as the standard on iOS.
// If, however, you do wish to show underlines, you can enable them like so:
label.linksHaveUnderlines = YES;

label.text =
@"A screen on the dash flickers and displays an artist's rendition of the planet."
// We can use \n characters to separate lines of text.
@"\nSigned beneath the image: tenach.deviantart.com";

NSRange linkRange = [label.text rangeOfString:@"an artist's rendition of the planet"];

// Explicitly adds a link at a given range.
[label addLink:[NSURL URLWithString:@"http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/300W/f/2010/145/c/9/Planet_Concept_1_by_Tenach.jpg"]
         range:linkRange];

[self.view addSubview:label];